Happy Tuesday Science

10/20 Bell Work (guesses)How many inches is your esophagus?How many pints of saliva do you make

each day?Can food get to your stomach if you are

hanging upside down?How many tons of food will an adult

consume in his lifetime?

10 to 14 inches

1 to 3 pints

Yes, because of muscle lining

50 tons of food

More fun factsThe large intestine has _____ types of bacteria. Stomach produces _____ liters of Acid daily. After you eat, it takes between __________ hours to the complete process of digestion. The ___________ is the largest organ in the body. The ___________ performs more than 500 functions. The small intestine is a long tube about _____ feet long. The large intestine is about ____ feet long. A full grown horse has small intestines that are _____ feet long. The digestive path is like a long tube, about _____ feet long in total Food stays in your stomach for _______ hours. There is a flap that covers up your trachea when you swallow to prevent food from going into the lungs. It’s called the epiglottis

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Digestive DiseasesDigestive DiseasesA-Z List of Topics and Titles

AAbdominal Adhesions Adhesions Alagille Syndrome Anal and Rectal Problems Anatomic Problems of the Colon Appendicitis Autoimmune Hepatitis BBacteria and Foodborne Illness Bacteria and Foodborne Illness: What You Need to Know (Brief Awareness Overview) Barrett’s Esophagus Basics Biliary Atresia Bleeding in the Digestive Tract Bowel and Intestines Bowel Diversion Surgeries: Ileostomy, Colostomy, Ileoanal Reservoir, and Continent Ileostomy CCeliac Disease (Easy-to-Read) Celiac Disease Newsletter Celiac Disease: What You Need to Know (Brief Awareness Overview) Children and Digestive Problems Chronic Hepatitis C: Current Disease Management Cirrhosis Cirrhosis of the Liver (Easy-to-Read) Cirrhosis (Primary Biliary) Collagenous Colitis Colon Polyps (Easy-to-Read) Colon Polyps: What You Need to Know (Brief Awareness Overview) Colonoscopy Colostomy Constipation (Easy-to-Read) Continent Ileostomy Crohn’s Disease Crohn’s Disease (Easy-to-Read) Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome Lactose Intolerance Lactose Intolerance: What You Need to Know (Brief Awareness Overview) Liver Liver Biopsy Liver Transplantation Liver Transplantation (Easy-to-Read) Lower GI Series Lymphocytic Colitis MMedications Ménétrier Disease Milk, Problems Digesting NNewsletter NIH Consensus Development Conference: Management of Hepatitis B Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) NSAIDs and Peptic Ulcers OOrganizations, Directory of Ostomy PPancreas Pancreatitis Peptic Ulcers Peptic Ulcers (Easy-to-Read) Polyps (Easy-to-Read) Porphyria Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis Proctitis Pseudo-Obstruction RRapid Gastric Emptying S

Delayed Gastric Emptying (Gastroparesis) Dermatitis Herpetiformis Diagnostic Tests Diarrhea Diarrhea (Easy-to-Read) Digestion (normal) Digestive Diseases Dictionary Digestive Diseases News Directory of Organizations Diverticulosis and Diverticulitis Diverticulosis and Diverticulitis (Easy-to-Read) Drug Information Duodenal Ulcers Dyspepsia EEndoscopy ERCP Esophagus FFecal Incontinence Flatulence Flatulence (Easy-to-Read) Flexible Sigmoidoscopy Food Poisoning Foodborne Illness GGallbladder Gallstones Gas (Easy-to-Read) Gas, Heartburn, and Indigestion Gas in the Digestive Tract Gastritis Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) Gastroesophageal Reflux in Children and Adolescents Gastroesophageal Reflux in Infants Gastroparesis HH. pylori and Peptic Ulcer Heartburn Heartburn, Gastroesophageal Reflux (GER), and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) Hemochromatosis Hemorrhoids Hepatitis Hepatitis A (Easy-to-Read) Hepatitis B (Easy-to-Read) Hepatitis C (Easy-to-Read) Hepatitis: What You Need to Know (Brief Awareness Overview) Hernia Hiatal Hernia Hirschsprung Disease (Easy-to-Read) IIleoanal Reservoir Surgery Ileostomy Incontinence, Fecal Indigestion Inguinal Hernia Intestinal Adhesions Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction Irritable Bowel Syndrome (Easy-to-Read) Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Irritable Bowel Syndrome: What You Need to Know (Brief Awareness Overview) Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Children

LShort Bowel Syndrome Sigmoidoscopy Smoking and Your Digestive System Statistics Stomach Stomach Ulcers TTesting for Celiac Disease Tests Transplantation (Easy-to-Read) UUlcerative Colitis Ulcers Upper GI Endoscopy Upper GI Series VVaccinations for Hepatitis A and B (PDF, 87 KB) Viral Gastroenteritis Viral Hepatitis: A through E and Beyond Virtual Colonoscopy

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Excretory System

What is the job of the nephrons?

Where are the nephrons located?

Interesting Facts about the Excretory System

Your blood passes through the kidneys 300 times a day.

Ever eat kidney beans? They were named after your kidneys which are a similar shape and color!

Your kidneys have about a million structures that filter out liquids and wastes.

About 440 gallons of blood flow through the kidneys each and every day!

The nephrons clean all your blood in 45 minutes. 

Every day the nephrons send about six cups of urine to the bladder.

Mission: Find your kidneys!!

To locate your kidneys, put your hands on your hips, then slide your hands up until you can feel your ribs. Now if you put your thumbs on your back, you will know where your kidneys are. You can't feel them, but they are there. Read on to find out more about the cool kidneys.

Muscular SystemMuscular System3 different types of muscles3 different types of muscles

What do you think the function of all 3 muscle types are?

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Skeletal system

What do you think the functions of the skeletal system are?

Joint and cartilageFunctions?

What could you do without your joints?

Bone MarrowFunction?

Ouch!Function of

ligament?

Lots o’ ligaments! (bone to bone)

Tendon

Muscle

Bone

Function of

tendon?

Worksheet time

Get it started!

Update your notecards with the functions I am giving you on these worksheets.